Adalia (beetle)

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Adalia
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Adalia bipunctata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Tribe: Coccinellini
Genus: Adalia
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • IdaliaMulsant, 1846 (preocc.)
  • ArrowellaBrèthes, 1925

Adalia is a genus of ladybugs in the family Coccinellidae. [1] [2]

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Subgenera and species

Ecology and biogeography

Adalia bipunctata is present in Europe, Asia, North America and New Zealand. The species are predominantly aphidophagous, but also show cannibalism and prey on other ladybirds.

Adalia species are subject to parasitism by male-killing bacteria: invasion of one insect species, A. bipunctata, by two different male-killing bacteria, phorid and degeerid flies, as well as sexually transmitted Coccipolipus hippodamiae mites.

See also

References

  1. Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Ponsonby, David J.; Copland, Michael J.W. (1997). "Chapter 2.2 Predators". Soft Scale Insects their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control. World Crop Pests. Vol. 7. pp. 29–60. doi:10.1016/S1572-4379(97)80076-0. ISBN   978-0-444-82843-9.